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Available in one week slots. As part of Newsarama's spotlight interview series 'The secret origin of DeMatteis to learn about his early days as a comics fan, and how that interest blossomed and was forged into a career in the comic book industry. M DeMatteis: I don't remember a time when I didn't read comics. It seemed they were always around and I always loved them. They were just part of the kid culture when I was growing up. Nrama: Do you remember the first comic book you ever read - or the first comic you specifically remember reading?
DeMatteis: I was probably reading comic strips before comic books. That's where I first learned to love that magical combination of words and pictures. In terms of actual comic books, I have a clear memory of a cousin of mine giving me a batch of comics and laying them out on the living room floor, staring at all the covers in awe and wonder.
Pretty sure I was reading comics before that, but that particular moment has always stayed with me, so that may have been when I went from casual reader to comics addict. DeMatteis: No. In fact, my original goal was art, not writing. I spent a good part of my childhood sprawled out on the living room floor, drawing. After high school, I was accepted into the School of Visual Arts but long story ended up not going.
My other passion was music: playing guitar, writing songs, playing in bands. But storytelling was always part of that, whether it was creating my own comic book or crafting a song. And I always had a natural ability with words and enjoyed writing. So, I was always bouncing back and forth between art, music, and writing in some form.
Nrama: Did your background in music help you at all with your comic book writing? DeMatteis: Not consciously, at first; but I've seen, over the years, how my musician's mind impacts and informs my writing. In my 'Imagination ' writing workshop, I talk about the links between music and writing, comics in particular.
In the beginning, I wasn't aware that I was doing it; but, in some ways, perhaps many ways, I write stories as a musician Nrama: Did you ever have to decide between a career path as a musician or comic book writer. If so, how did you choose? DeMatteis: What I came to realize - not consciously, at first, the decision was more intuitive - was that I didn't have the nervous system for the musician's lifestyle.
I'm a guy who's most comfortable at home, cocooned in my own imagination. I think life on the road as a musician might have killed me. So, there was a point where a the band I was in broke up and b I started getting writing work, first as a music journalist, then in comics - and the writing soon became my primary path. I still love music, still play, and write songs. You can find my '90s album How Many Lifetimes? On Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms. One of the most satisfying things I've been doing during lockdown has been making demos of a batch of recent songs, with an eye toward eventually going back into the studio to record again.
It's been interesting. Perez also works for Macmillan Publishers , a company that publishes a broad range of books for children and adults in all categories and formats. While in New York, Clark managed comic book store Mysterious Time Machine for roughly five years, which is how he fell into the business and developed an affinity for comics.
Helping to turn new people on to comics is one of the most exciting parts of the deal, Clark said. Is this working? Is that working? Johnny Casey Asheville Citizen Times.
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